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THE CTC

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
FOCUSED ON DESIRED
TRAINING OUTCOMES

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WHY CTC OE ASSESSMENTS

MUST EVOLVE

Transforming the Army at large...

-►Increased readiness in full spectrum joint operations

□ Changed leader training paradigm

□ Operate along continuum of legacy-interim-objective forces

... combined with changes at the CTCs...

□ Explicit defimtionof QE variables, levels of complexity,
impact on OET replication

□ OPFOR changing from threat-based to desired training
outcomes-based

...results in increased complexity of CTC rotations

□ Holistic look at rotation planning, resourcing and execution

□ Expands feedback mechanism to institutional and
operational forces

□ Addresses Legacy, Interim, and Objective Forces

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WHAT WE WANT THESE
ASSESSMENTS TO

• Maintain CTC currency & relevancy

* Collect information and data during CTC
rotations to inform and adjust training,
doctrine, and organizational design

• Adjust CTC program to account for differing
force designs (Legacy.. .Interim.. .Objective)

• Ensure CTC program supports dynamic
changes to the threat/OE

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ASSESSMENTS WILL
COMPLEMENT ONGOING CTC

leek opportunities
^leverage or corqbihi
visits & efforts

OE MTTs

OPFOR
DOCTRINE
& TACTICS

CTC O/C
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EVELOPME

DESIRED
TRAINING ) CSA
OUTCOMES/ CTC

VISION

DCST
DOCTRINAL
REVIEWS

OPFOR
EQUIP MOD

CTC OE
SSESSMENT!

TRENDS

REVERSAL

Engender a
ollaborative approac
between MACOI

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MINING THE ASSESSMENTS

OPFOR

Doctrine & Tactics
Resourcing
V. Execution

BLUFOR

Training Readiness
Task Organization
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CTC

OPS GROUP

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Resourcing the OE
OE Execution

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WHERE WE ARE TODAY

Plenty of great vertical processes, but little formal
horizontal actions to determine broader impacts and

inform a wider_audience

OPFOR

CALL

TRADOC

Remedial

Action

Program

Lessons

Learned

Units ^-'''CALL
Databas

^ofessional
Journals

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Observation
& Feedback
to Units

Informal

Contact

with

Schoolhouses

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Assessment

Report

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CTC

Trends

Reversal

Conferences

Doctrinal
eview!

View

application
of doctrine
& standards

School*

houses\

TRADOC

DCST

MAXIMIZING THE

Form the team...
multidisciplinary
& across MACOMs

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Conduct Assessment

S Research

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□Unit Trng Objectives
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s Monitor Rotation Plan & Prep ^
^ Observe Rotation Execution ^

Formal Written

>port

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owed tng

objectives & desired

Analytical Body... composition TBD
Inform. . .Adjust. . . Support

outcomes to be met

^ Conduct preliminary
analysis to determine
why not

Units

Leaders

Operational

Environment

BLUFOR Unit
CTC Exec Agent

Doctrine

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TTP's

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Training \ Training * Variable
Organizational Equipme nt Docirme ^ Trainii Woctrine

Capabilities Organizational Equipment

Design Capabilities

Design

Other Data Sourc

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S CALL
S Others?

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Result: Targeted institutional feedback across The

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AN ASSESSMENT IN ACTION

REPORT

#1: OE didn't
challenge critical
BLUFOR task:
Conduct semi-
permissive entry
ops

Other Data

Sources

/ Ops Groups
S CALL
^ Others?

OPFOR unable to execute entry

denial ops

No ground recee

Resourcing:
no sims
satellite
imagery

Unable to

imagery |\ accurately tgt / or Agents used

> RSOI site: * 1

ISR

Misapplicatio
of doctrine:

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No indigenou!
intel in scenari

OPS Grp
constraint:
BLUFOR
unprepared
& unresourced

Provide^<o focus on RSOI
Counter surveillance in
homestation tng

Institutional Traini
didn't stress ment
agility to adapt

Constructive
Sims problem^ useo fUAVs

OPFOR Tng
issue on Opn‘1

Inadequate orga
counter surveillan

WHAT CHANGES?

✓ Assessment focus shifts from OPFOR-centric to encompass entire

operational environment, focussing on effectiveness of replicated OE in
creating the conditions to achieve desired training outcomes

✓ Assessment process expands in breadth to include all aspects of OE
execution, including OE components of OPFOR Academies, LTP & OC
Certification

✓ Depth added to assessment process by capturing entire rotational
planning cycle starting at the D-180 conference for assessed rotations
and following thru all subsequent actions and execution

✓ Expanded use of validation visit results...

Validating current relevancy.. .Legacy Force

□ Providing feedback for incremental change . ..Interim Force

□ Feeding future constructs . ..Objective Force

✓ Composition of assessment team evolves from Intel-pure to Intel-Training
mix e* broadens outside of TRADOC

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• BCTP 5-9 Nov 01 (02-03: 25 ID)

W-180 Conference (Jul 01)

• JRTC 8-19 Feb 02 ( 02-04: 3/101 AASLT)

D-180 Conference (Aug 01)

• CMTC TBD (Apr-Jun 02) (02-06: 1/1 AD)

D-180 Conference (TBD, Oct-Dec 01)

• NTC 25 Aug - 7 Sep 02 (02-10: 3/1 CD)

D-180 Conference (Feb 02)

• BCBST 2-4 Nov 02 (02-01: 92nd Bde)

IPC (Nov 01)

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EARLIEST NEW ROTATIONS

PROGRAM EVALUATION, REFINEMENT,

COUR

NEXT ROUND OF NEW
ROTATIONS ASSESSMENTS

After 1st
Set of
180

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4 -

After 2|nd
Round bj
Visit?

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OUTCOME

Results in a continuous, holistic assessment of the CTC Operational Environment...
...nested in Army Transformation...

...integrating training requirements and OE variables...

...that facilitates institutionalizing dynamism in Army training and operations...
...as the Army transforms into a learning-based organization.

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MILESTONES

✓ Obtain DCSINT, TRADOC COA decision

✓ Gain DC ST, TRADOC concurrence

□ Info brief Chief of Staff, TRADOC

□ Decision brief CG, CAC

□ Gain CG, TRADOC concurrence

□ Info brief FORSCOM, USAREUR & CTCs

□ Implement NET Jul 01 in D-180 Conferences